BBC: Is Brazil’s economic boom a bubble ready to burst?

“Despite the optimism of many in the country, there are challenges ahead.

There are worries that the slow progress for the World Cup and Olympics could cause international embarrassment and there are concerns that the country is not manufacturing more, rather than simply shipping out raw materials to the rest of the world.

But for all the potential problems of the future, Brazilians are very much living in the present.”